This edition of Travel Trends does not include the full set of tables. The remainder will be published on 3 August 2018. The accompanying Travelpac (dataset) release will also be published on 3 August 2018. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is in the process of modernising its data collection approach from data collected on paper forms to an improved method using tablet computers. Tablet data collection was phased in gradually from September 2017 to April 2018 and this transition has required extensive additional data processing and quality assurance.
Publications
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Travel trends: 2017
Annual estimates of travel and tourism visits to the UK and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world.
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Travel trends 2017: recent data collection changes and planned methodological changes
Recent changes to the International Passenger Survey’s data collection method and forthcoming improvements to its weighting adjustment to improve the accuracy of the data.
Data
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Travel trends estimates: UK residents‘ visits abroad
Annual estimates on visits and spending by UK residents abroad, by purpose and region of visit. New methods were introduced for producing the 2019 estimates and where back dated to 2009. The datasets presented since then contain estimates produced using the new method. The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.
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Travel trends estimates: overseas residents in the UK
Annual estimates on visits and spending in the UK by overseas residents, by purpose and region of visit. New methods were introduced for producing the 2019 estimates and where back dated to 2009. The datasets presented since then contain estimates produced using the new method. The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.
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Travel trends estimates: overseas residents in the UK and UK residents abroad
Annual estimates on visits and spending of UK residents abroad and for overseas residents visiting the UK.
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Travel trends: confidence intervals
Confidence intervals for the Travel trends estimates.
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Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
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Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.